Restaurants on N. King Drive have been sparse, or tended to be chains rather than independently owned restaurants - until lately.

Over the past months, I've encountered not one but three restaurants that offer something fresh for Milwaukee diners: wholesome, filling soups and sandwiches at one, spice-rich Somali dishes at another and updated Southern fare in a polished setting at a third. | Nov. 8, 2012»Read Full Article

This post has been updated with Mark Belling's response from his Tuesday afternoon show and his email to Marina Dimitrijevic.

Conservative talk show host Mark Belling offered a grudging apology for using the term "bitches" while describing Milwaukee County Board Chairwoman Marina Dimitrijevic's fight with state lawmakers over a bill to trim the board's pay. | April 16, 2013»Read Full Blog Post(437)

Does the smell of lilacs take you straight back to your childhood kitchen, where she still sets out a vase of blooms every spring? Do you line the staircase with family photos, just as your mom did? | April 16, 2013»Read Full Article

Leroy Airmaster, Greg Koch and John Sieger, Five Card Studs and Brother are part of the Wednesday night lineup for the 2013 season of River Rhythms in Pere Marquette Park.

The season opens with Piano Brew, dueling pianos and a playlist of 400 songs on June 12. Shows begin at 6:30 p.m. and run through 9 p.m. Food vendors will be out at the park and although wines, beers and nonalcoholic beverages will be available for purchase, patrons will be able to carry in their own beverages as well. | April 16, 2013»Read Full Article(1)

"Silver Sparrow," her third novel, chronicles two African-American families in Atlanta that are connected by a bigamist father. In his 2011 review of the novel for the Journal Sentinel, Mike Fischer wrote that Jones' women "are all drawn well, from the sisters and their mothers to minor characters such as the sisters' dying grandmother and Gwen's wisecracking friend, Willie Mae. The exchanges between mothers and daughters are often moving and always ring true." | April 16, 2013»Read Full Blog Post

Five arts and cultural museums on Milwaukee's East Side join together May 5 for the Second Annual Milwaukee Museum Mile.

The event includes the Jewish Museum Milwaukee, The Charles Allis Art Museum, Museum of Wisconsin Art at Saint John's On The Lake, The Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum, and the North Point Lighthouse at Lake Park. | April 16, 2013»Read Full Article

The Iron Horse Hotel, just a stone's throw from the Harley-Davidson Museum, is offering a VIP, seven-night stay at the hotel for up to $9,900 during the week of Harley-Davidson's 110th anniversary celebration -- Aug. 26 through Sept. 2.

It is described as the "ultimate Harley experience" and includes deluxe, double-room accommodations, Chrome-level passes to all of Harley's events that week, nightly entertainment, private events at the hotel, organized motorcycle rides, a cask of the hotel's Barrel 1907 American Rye Whiskey, his-and-her robes, "surprise" gifts, and more. | April 16, 2013»Read Full Blog Post(22)

Although the 2013 Milwaukee Film Festival is still six months away, tickets go on sale Tuesday. Festival passes, which allow admission to all screenings and the opening night party, are $200 for members of Milwaukee Film and $315 for non-members.